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Drug Reform and the Democratic Congress: What's Going to Happen?
Will Democratic control of the Congress mean significant drug reform progress next year? Drug reformers certainly hope so, but the prospects are uncertain.
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Harm Reduction: New Jersey Needle Exchange Bill Moves to Final Floor Votes Next Week
New Jersey is the only state in the nation with neither needle exchange nor non-prescription needle sales, but that could change Monday as a needle exchange bill heads for final floor votes in both houses of the legislature.
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Medical Marijuana: County Lawsuit Challenging California Law Thrown Out
Officials of San Diego, Merced and San Bernardino counties who are hostile to California's medical marijuana law lost a court battle.
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Marijuana: Yet Another Scientific Study Debunks "Gateway Theory"
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are the latest to produce studies challenging the validity of the "gateway theory" -- the idea that the use of marijuana is a "gateway" to harder drug use.
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Hemp: North Dakota Becomes First State to Legalize Industrial Production
North Dakota becomes the first state to legalize industrial hemp production, with licenses available beginning January 1. But someone is going to have to do something about the DEA's opposition, or nobody's going to be growing hemp any time soon.
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Law Enforcement: Rev. Al Sharpton Calls for Congressional Hearings into Police Killings of Civilians
In the wake of a trio of high-profile police killings of civilians, African-American civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for congressional hearings on police violence.
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NORML's Daily Podcast Celebrates 6 Months; Over 100 Episodes Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2006
Contact: Chris Goldstein or Allen St. Pierre, tel: 202-483-5500, e-mail: [email protected]
NORML's Daily Podcast Celebrates 6 Months; Over 100 Episodes Online
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No New Prisons Campaign
Please join us in a preliminary meeting to begin planning to stop prison expansion in Washington State
No New Prisons Campaign
Monday, December 11, 2006
6:30pm-8:30pm
2111 E. Union St, Seattle, WA 98122
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Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage, Century of Lies, 4:20 Drug War NEWS
Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage, Century of Lies, 4:20 Drug War NEWS
Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org.
Cultural Baggage for 12/01/06 Eric Sterling of Criminal Justice Police Foundation + Terry Nelson & Howard Wooldridge of LEAP, Poppygate, Drug War Facts MP3
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Americans for Safe Access (ASA): Summary of Medical Marijuana Media
ASA's Summary of Medical Marijuana Media
MICHIGAN: Legislature Considers Bill; Initiative Likely
WASHINGTON: Out-of-State Recommendation Disqualified
CALIFORNIA: Court Clarifies Medical Cannabis Law
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Sentencing: US Supreme Court Rules for Immigrants in Drug Possession Deportation Case
In a Tuesday decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that immigrants convicted of drug felonies under state law are not subject to mandatory deportation unless the offense is classified as a felony under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Sentencing: US Supreme Court Lets Stand Pot Dealer's 55-Year Mandatory Minimum Sentence
Observers had hoped the court would use the case to address the excesses of mandatory minimum sentences, but no such luck.
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
After a one-week hiatus, the corrupt cops stories are back, thanks in large part to the help of Chronicle readers -- we have a veritable potpourri of police misconduct with a heavy emphasis on the larcenous.
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ASA STATE CONFERENCE 2007: Implementation = Victory: Preparing for the Next Ten Years
Americans for Safe Access is pleased to announce the 2nd State Conference will take place January 13th and 14th at the Pickwick Gardens Conference Center, 1001 Riverside Drive in Burbank, California.
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